March saw property prices track upwards by 0.7% nationally and by 0.5% in Perth. The impact of coronavirus is starting to show but most capital cities managed an increase on last month with the exception of Hobart. Nationally the impact of coronavirus seems to have slowed...
With the recent RBA emergency rate cut to a record low of 0.25%, the majority of he banks made the decision to focus their rate reductions on fixed rates and many leaving the variable rate unchanged. The RBA took this action to assist with the...
It's hard to get away from anything but Coronavirus at the moment and the last few days have seen us bombarded with news and information. This is leaving many people concerned by not only the potential impact to the health of ourselves, family and friends...
Government increases the instant asset write off as part of the Coronavirus Stimulus Package. The Australian government this week announced a raft pf packages aimed at combating the economic impact of coronavirus. One of those measures is the expansion and increase of the...
House prices continue to rebound nationally. Five of Australia's eight capital cities reached record highs in February. Data from Corelogic February 2020 Home Value Index showed an increase nationally of 1.1%, with all capital cities recording a gain with the exception of Darwin which declined...
This month's guest blog comes from our friend Terri Watson, founder of The Healthy Wallet Project. Terri has a mission to help Australian families get out of debt. This month she's shared with us some tips to change your spending habits. Has your debt got the...
Growth has been recorded in all capital cities in January according to the latest data from CoreLogic. With strong growth in Melbourne of 1.2% and Sydney of 1.1% leading to annual rises of 7.9% (Sydney) and 8.2% (Melbourne). Over here in WA there was a little...
The New Year is a great time to evaluate and set some resolutions or goals. Making financial goals isn't the most exciting way to kick off 2020, but the future impact if followed through can be life changing. It's not common to wake up on January...
CoreLogic's Hedonic Home Value Index is out for November and finally Perth sees an increase in values, recording a 0.4% increase. Locally values have been sliding since mid-2014, dropping by 21.3% cumulatively through to the end of November. Thirteen years ago Perth was the most expensive...
Nationally all capital cities recorded positive growth last month with the exception of Perth which declined 0.4 per cent to $435,119 according to the latest CoreLogic Home Value Index. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="409"] Source: CoreLogic[/caption] The strongest growth conditions continue to be in Melbourne and Sydney. Melbourne...